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Infineon Raceway
TOYOTA/SAVE MART 350
June 26, 2011
Kurt Busch wins at Infineon: #22-Kurt Busch won the Toyota/Save Mart 350 Sprint Cup Series race at Infineon Raceway for his 1st win of 2011 and 23rd win of his career. It is also his 1st road course win and he led 75 laps on the day.
#24-Gordon finished second, followed by #99-Edwards, #33-Bowyer, #9-Ambrose, #20-Logano, #48-Johnson, #56-Truex, Jr., #29-Harvick, and #2-Keselowski. Edwards' second place finish expanded his point lead to 25 over Harvick.
There were 12 lead changes among 9 drivers; 5 cautions for 17 yellow flag laps. The attendance is listed as 93,000, up from 90,000 last June.
Scheduled Race Re-Air: SPEED, Wednesday, June 29 at 12:00pm/et.(6-26-2011)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 16
23RD ANNUAL TOYOTA/SAVE MART "350"
INFINEON RACEWAY
Sonoma, CA - June 26, 2011
1.99-Mile Oval
110 Laps - 218.9 Miles Purse: $5,505,551
| Finish Pos |
Start Pos |
Car# | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | Bonus Points |
Driver Rating |
Winnings | Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
| 1 | 11 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell / Pennzoil Dodge | 110 | 48 | 5 | 142.6 | $293,300 | Running | 4 | 76 |
| 2 | 13 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevy | 110 | 42 | 0 | 92.6 | 234,486 | Running | ||
| 3 | 23 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Scotts Ortho Ford | 110 | 41 | 0 | 98.1 | 204,791 | Running | ||
| 4 | 9 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevy | 110 | 41 | 1 | 116.5 | 179,508 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 8 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley Ford | 110 | 39 | 0 | 110.2 | 141,066 | Running | ||
| 6 | 1 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 110 | 39 | 1 | 92.2 | 131,250 | Running | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | 12 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / Jimmie Johnson Foundation Chevy | 110 | 37 | 0 | 108.5 | 148,561 | Running | ||
| 8 | 14 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 110 | 36 | 0 | 101.2 | 104,325 | Running | ||
| 9 | 26 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | RheemTankless.com Chevy | 110 | 36 | 1 | 83.4 | 139,111 | Running | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | 15 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 110 | 34 | 0 | 94.8 | 117,758 | Running | ||
| 11 | 19 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Pretzel Toyota | 110 | 33 | 0 | 97.1 | 134,491 | Running | ||
| 12 | 29 | 34 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 110 | 33 | 1 | 80.7 | 105,333 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 7 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 110 | 31 | 0 | 88.5 | 125,511 | Running | ||
| 14 | 33 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 110 | 30 | 0 | 69.6 | 123,761 | Running | ||
| 15 | 2 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevy | 110 | 29 | 0 | 82.8 | 122,464 | Running | ||
| 16 | 24 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 110 | 29 | 1 | 70.5 | 110,920 | Running | 1 | 5 |
| 17 | 3 | 27 | Paul Menard | Duracell / Menards Chevy | 110 | 27 | 0 | 71.4 | 92,400 | Running | ||
| 18 | 28 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Speed Energy Dodge | 110 | 26 | 0 | 57.1 | 97,408 | Running | ||
| 19 | 16 | 5 | Mark Martin | Farmers Insurance / GoDaddy.com Chevy | 110 | 25 | 0 | 61.9 | 90,625 | Running | ||
| 20 | 6 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 110 | 24 | 0 | 86.3 | 101,658 | Running | ||
| 21 | 25 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 110 | 23 | 0 | 60.3 | 90,525 | Running | ||
| 22 | 17 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Cottonelle Chevy | 110 | 23 | 1 | 85.3 | 118,533 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | 22 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 110 | 21 | 0 | 51 | 96,275 | Running | ||
| 24 | 32 | 0 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 110 | 20 | 0 | 63.2 | 107,533 | Running | ||
| 25 | 5 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation Chevy | 110 | 19 | 0 | 76.4 | 118,700 | Running | ||
| 26 | 43 | 46 | Andy Pilgrim | Red Line Oil Chevy | 110 | 18 | 0 | 46.6 | 78,475 | Running | ||
| 27 | 42 | 37 | Chris Cook | RISE of the PLANET of the APES Ford | 110 | 17 | 0 | 38.9 | 78,825 | Running | ||
| 28 | 30 | 51 | Boris Said | Security Benefit / Thank A Teacher Today Chev | 110 | 16 | 0 | 59.8 | 86,797 | Running | ||
| 29 | 34 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 110 | 15 | 0 | 49.7 | 84,625 | Running | ||
| 30 | 38 | 66 | Michael McDowell | MRO / HP Racing LLC Toyota | 110 | 14 | 0 | 42.5 | 75,475 | Running | ||
| 31 | 36 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Big Red Chevy | 110 | 13 | 0 | 47 | 73,800 | Running | ||
| 32 | 39 | 32 | Terry Labonte | C&J Energy Services Ford | 110 | 12 | 0 | 35.7 | 73,630 | Running | ||
| 33 | 40 | 81 | Brian Simo | ARMA Energy Ford | 109 | 11 | 0 | 38.6 | 74,470 | Running | ||
| 34 | 27 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 108 | 10 | 0 | 32.2 | 73,405 | Running | ||
| 35 | 41 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services Ford | 104 | 9 | 0 | 32.2 | 82,770 | Running | ||
| 36 | 10 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 103 | 8 | 0 | 58.1 | 100,374 | Running | ||
| 37 | 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 99 | 8 | 1 | 102.8 | 121,350 | Running | 2 | 12 |
| 38 | 21 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Clorox / Kleenex Toyota | 91 | 6 | 0 | 47.9 | 99,255 | Running | ||
| 39 | 20 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Mobil 1 Chevy | 88 | 6 | 1 | 93.1 | 118,208 | Accident | 1 | 3 |
| 40 | 31 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Hostetler Almonds Toyota | 66 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 72,625 | Transmission | ||
| 41 | 18 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | AMP Energy / National Guard Chevy | 45 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 80,450 | Overheating | ||
| 42 | 37 | 60 | Mike Skinner | Big Red Toyota | 10 | 0 | 0 | 28.3 | 72,355 | Ignition | ||
| 43 | 35 | 77 | P.J. Jones | Speed Energy Dodge | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29.4 | 72,724 | Suspension | ||
Race Comments: Before a crowd estimated at 93,000, Kurt Busch won the Toyota/Save Mart 350, his 23rd NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following car dropped to the rear for the reason indicated: No. 66 (driver change)
Failed to qualify: (1) #38 Tony Ave
TIME OF RACE: 2 hours, 54 minutes, 10 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED: 75.411 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 2.685 second(s)
Caution Flags: 5 cautions for 17 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 34-36 (Car #13 Stall Pit Entrance [66]); 39-41 (Car #1,14,24,29,39,83,88 Turn 11 [32]); 48-50 (Debris On Track [37]); 61-64 (Car #47 Accident Turn 11 [13]); 88-91 (Car #14,83 Accident Turn 11 [81]).
Lap Leaders: 12 lead changes among 9 drivers. Logano 1-5, Hamlin 6-12, Ku. Busch 13-31, Hamlin 32-36, Ku. Busch 37-50, Bowyer 51, Ku. Busch 52-71, Stewart 72-74, Montoya 75-76, Gilliland 77, Harvick 78-82, Smith 83-87, Ku. Busch 88-110.
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Joey Logano (93.256 mph. 76.821 secs.)
AMERICAN ETHANOL GREEN FLAG RESTART AWARD: Clint Bowyer
DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE: Joey Logano (crew chief Greg Zipadelli)
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP: Joey Logano (90.6491 mph, Lap 2)
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Penske Engines (#22)
MOBIL 1 OIL DRIVER OF THE RACE: Clint Bowyer
MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE: Carl Edwards (crew chief Bob Osborne, 0.062 seconds)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner: rolls over to $170,000 at next event++
O'REILLY AUTO PARTS POSITION IMPROVEMENT AWARD: Carl Edwards (20 places)
SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Andy Lally
++Rollover money awarded at year's end, amount not included in race winnings.
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS posted after the race
from NASCAR Statistics
OFFICIAL RESULTS WILL be posted ABOVE sometime Monday
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Number 16
Unofficial Race Results for the 23Rd Annual Toyota/Save Mart 350
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Infineon Raceway - Sonoma, CA - 1.99 Mile Road
Total Race Length - 110 Laps - 218.9 Miles - Purse: $5,505,551
| Fin | Str | Car# | Driver | Sponsor Manu |
Laps Run |
Points | Bonus Pts |
Driver Rating |
Total Award |
Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell / Pennzoil Dodge | 110 | 48 | 5 | 142.6 | $293,300 | Running | 4 | 76 |
| 2 | 13 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevy | 110 | 42 | 92.6 | $234,486 | Running | |||
| 3 | 23 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Scotts Ortho Ford | 110 | 41 | 98.1 | $204,791 | Running | |||
| 4 | 9 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios / Hambuger Helper Chevy | 110 | 41 | 1 | 116.5 | $179,508 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 8 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley Ford | 110 | 39 | 110.2 | $141,066 | Running | |||
| 6 | 1 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 110 | 39 | 1 | 92.2 | $131,250 | Running | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | 12 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / Jimmie Johnson Foundation Chevy | 110 | 37 | 108.5 | $148,561 | Running | |||
| 8 | 14 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 110 | 36 | 101.2 | $104,325 | Running | |||
| 9 | 26 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | RheemTankless.com Chevy | 110 | 36 | 1 | 83.4 | $139,111 | Running | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | 15 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 110 | 34 | 94.8 | $117,758 | Running | |||
| 11 | 19 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Pretzel Toyota | 110 | 33 | 97.1 | $134,491 | Running | |||
| 12 | 29 | 34 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 110 | 33 | 1 | 80.7 | $105,333 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 7 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 110 | 31 | 88.5 | $125,511 | Running | |||
| 14 | 33 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 110 | 30 | 69.6 | $123,761 | Running | |||
| 15 | 2 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevy | 110 | 29 | 82.8 | $122,464 | Running | |||
| 16 | 24 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 110 | 29 | 1 | 70.5 | $110,920 | Running | 1 | 5 |
| 17 | 3 | 27 | Paul Menard | Duracell / Menards Chevy | 110 | 27 | 71.4 | $92,400 | Running | |||
| 18 | 28 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Speed Energy Dodge | 110 | 26 | 57.1 | $97,408 | Running | |||
| 19 | 16 | 5 | Mark Martin | Farmers Insurance / GoDaddy.com Chevy | 110 | 25 | 61.9 | $90,625 | Running | |||
| 20 | 6 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 110 | 24 | 86.3 | $101,658 | Running | |||
| 21 | 25 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 110 | 23 | 60.3 | $90,525 | Running | |||
| 22 | 17 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Cottonelle Chevy | 110 | 23 | 1 | 85.3 | $118,533 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | 22 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 110 | 21 | 51 | $96,275 | Running | |||
| 24 | 32 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 110 | 20 | 63.2 | $107,533 | Running | |||
| 25 | 5 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation Chevy | 110 | 19 | 76.4 | $118,700 | Running | |||
| 26 | 43 | 46 | Andy Pilgrim | Red Line Oil Chevy | 110 | 18 | 46.6 | $78,475 | Running | |||
| 27 | 42 | 37 | Chris Cook | RISE of the PLANET of the APES Ford | 110 | 17 | 38.9 | $78,825 | Running | |||
| 28 | 30 | 51 | Boris Said | Security Benefit / Thank A Teacher Today Chevy | 110 | 16 | 59.8 | $86,797 | Running | |||
| 29 | 34 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 110 | 15 | 49.7 | $84,625 | Running | |||
| 30 | 38 | 66 | Michael McDowell | MRO / HP Racing LLC Toyota | 110 | 14 | 42.5 | $75,475 | Running | |||
| 31 | 36 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Big Red Chevy | 110 | 13 | 47 | $73,800 | Running | |||
| 32 | 39 | 32 | Terry Labonte | C&J Energy Services Ford | 110 | 12 | 35.7 | $73,630 | Running | |||
| 33 | 40 | 81 | Brian Simo | ARMA Energy Ford | 109 | 11 | 38.6 | $74,470 | Running | |||
| 34 | 27 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 108 | 10 | 32.2 | $73,405 | Running | |||
| 35 | 41 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services Ford | 104 | 9 | 32.2 | $82,770 | Running | |||
| 36 | 10 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 103 | 8 | 58.1 | $100,374 | Running | |||
| 37 | 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 99 | 8 | 1 | 102.8 | $121,350 | Running | 2 | 12 |
| 38 | 21 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Clorox / Kleenex Toyota | 91 | 6 | 47.9 | $99,255 | Running | |||
| 39 | 20 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Mobil 1 Chevy | 88 | 6 | 1 | 93.1 | $118,208 | Accident | 1 | 3 |
| 40 | 31 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | Hostetler Almonds Toyota | 66 | 0 | 29 | $72,625 | Transmission | |||
| 41 | 18 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy / National Guard Chevy | 45 | 3 | 54 | $80,450 | Overheating | |||
| 42 | 37 | 60 | Mike Skinner(i) | Big Red Toyota | 10 | 0 | 28.3 | $72,355 | Ignition | |||
| 43 | 35 | 77 | P J Jones(i) | Speed Energy Dodge | 5 | 0 | 29.4 | $72,724 | Suspension |
Race Comments: Before a crowd estimated at 93,000, Kurt Busch won the Toyota/Save Mart 350, his 23rd NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following car dropped to the rear for the reason indicated: No. 66 (driver change)
Failed to Qualify: (1) #38 Tony Ave(i).
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 54 Mins, 10 Secs.
Average Speed: 75.411 MPH
Margin of Victory: 2.685 Seconds
Caution Flags: 5 for 17 laps: Laps: 34-36 (#13 stall pit entrance [66]); 39-41 (#1,14,24,29,39,83,88 Turn 11 [32]); 48-50 (Debris on track [37]); 61-64 (#47 accident Turn 11 [13]); 88-91 (#14,83 accident Turn 11 [81]).
Lead Changes: 12 among 9 drivers: J. Logano 1-5; D. Hamlin 6-12; Kurt Busch 13-31; D. Hamlin 32-36; Kurt Busch 37-50; C. Bowyer 51; Kurt Busch 52-71; T. Stewart 72-74; J. Montoya 75-76; D. Gilliland 77; K. Harvick 78-82; R. Smith 83-87; Kurt Busch 88-110.
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award : Clint Bowyer, #33
Coors Light Pole Award : Joey Logano, #20 93.256 mph
DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race : Joey Logano, #20 crew chief Greg Zipadelli
Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Joey Logano, #20 90.6491 mph, Lap 2
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Penske Engines, #22
Mobil 1 Driver of the Race : Clint Bowyer, #33
Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race : Carl Edwards, #99 cc B Osborne, 0.062 s
O'Reilly Auto Parts Position Improvement Award : Carl Edwards, #99 20 places
Sunoco Rookie of the Race : Andy Lally, #71
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Driver Rating: Formula combining the following categories: Win, Finish, Top-15 Finish, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish. Maximum: 150 points per race. Must have raced in 75% of scheduled point-paying races.
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